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JKBelieve Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

A question about the "cost"...

0"By trading we can acquire access to a greater variety of goods and services at 01b01u01i00a lower cost02i02u02b00"02br
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00I read this sentence in an Economics textbook(obviously -_-). I am aware that the above sentence is not wrong... but wouldn't it 02br
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00be better if were "By trading we can acquire access to a greater variety of goods and services at lower costs" ??02br
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00Since the subject was plural I just thought it would be better to maintain the plural sense throughout the sentence....Am I wrong?0-
  

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0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00"By trading we can acquire access to a greater variety of goods and services at 01b 01u 01i 00a lower cost02i 02u 02b 00"02font 02br 02br 01font 00I read this sentence in an Economics textbook(obviously -_-). I am aware that the above sentence is not wrong... 02font 02br 02br 00I prefer the original.

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  • 0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00"By trading we can acquire access to a greater variety of goods and services at 01b 01u 01i 00a lower cost02i 02u 02b 00"02font 02br 02br 01font 00I read this sentence in an Economics textbook(obviously -_-).
  • I am aware that the above sentence is not wrong...
  • 02font 02br 02br 00I prefer the original.
  • Following your line of thought, the singular 'a .
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0Hi,02br
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01font00"By trading we can acquire access to a greater variety of goods and services at 01b01u01i00a lower cost02i02u02b00"02font02br
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01font00I read this sentence in an Economics textbook(obviously -_-). I am aware that the
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0 The original is more general and conceptual. 02br
00 Yours is detailed, like getting down to dollars and cents. 02br
00 I prefer the original too. 0-
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0In my language (italian) we use the original form too, because the "cost" is refer to "the variety".0-
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0How about if the sentence was 'By trading we can acquire access to a greater variety of goods and services at 01b01i01u00 lower cost' 02u02i02b00????02br
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00That's grammatically incorrect right? 0-
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0Hi,02br
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01font00How about if the sentence was 'By trading we can acquire access to a greater variety of goods and services at 01b01i01u00 lower cost' 02u02i02b00?02font02br
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01font00That's grammatically incorrect right? 02font
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